# PhishDestroy threat dossier — expertgainers.com.bectelinvestment.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-17 16:05:37 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/expertgainers.com.bectelinvestment.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 24 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Investment Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 11/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, Sophos Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 198.12.66.123 (US, Buffalo) ASN: ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US Hosting org: AS36352 HostPapa Registered: 2026-02-21 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: R12 Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:21:45 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-23 02:12:23 UTC (STALE — 24 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-04-12 05:21:20 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 24 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 24 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019b1802-ff08-710b-9c79-3fc609b61958/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/expertgainers.com.bectelinvestment.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.expertgainers.com.bectelinvestment.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=expertgainers.com.bectelinvestment.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/expertgainers.com.bectelinvestment.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/expertgainers.com.bectelinvestment.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:55:37 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies expertgainers.com.bectelinvestment.com as an active phishing domain posing a high risk to users by attempting to steal sensitive information. This threat is significant due to its potential to compromise personal and financial data. The domain was created on February 21, 2026, and is currently resolving to IP address 198.12.66.123. It appears on one security blocklist and has been flagged by 11 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, confirming its malicious nature. Users are advised to avoid visiting this domain or providing any personal details. If encountered, report the suspicious site to your security team or use official channels to block it. Maintaining vigilance and using updated security software can help prevent phishing attacks associated with this domain. ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates: - VirusTotal positive ratio - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus, CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB) - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor) - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.) - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording) - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures) - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...) - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal) - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record) - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team) A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite score and the individual indicators above, not just VT. ## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/expertgainers.com.bectelinvestment.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=expertgainers.com.bectelinvestment.com Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 150,665 domains (30,590 alive under monitoring, 119,791 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io